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Great news!!!!

A new way to get started in eventing is on the horizon 👀

The USEA Board has officially approved an Intro Level—designed to welcome more riders and horses into the sport and create a stronger foundation for the future. Get the full information in the article in the comments below 👇

What do you think about this new addition?

IT'S TIME FOR A MYTHBUSTER! 📢

Many people think that horses can safely eat grass clippings (grass is grass, right?) but that is a pretty common misconception and grass clippings actually pose a number of dangers to our equine friends.

While grass is meant to be slowly picked, ripped and chewed by the horse, grass clippings can quickly clump and cause choke if the animal ingests too many too fast. Grass clippings are also prone to fermentation which can cause colic, stomach and intestinal impactions, founder and laminitis.

Take-home message: Keep your horse away from grass clippings and in general never feed horses any food without the owner’s permission.

Thank you to the Horse Owner Education Committee for providing this information.

Andre (29) and Orion (28) are totally over their showbiz days and now just eat grass all day! They've earned it! 💜🦄🦄

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